Good morning, Streeters. Here’s what’s making news on this bright, chilly Wednesday morning:

Kellie Patrick Gates previews the draft University/Southwest District Plan in advance of its release by the City Planning Commission next Tuesday. Among the plan’s suggestions: up-zoning around University City, turning 49th Street into a green connector, strengthening commercial clusters on Baltimore and Woodland avenues, improving links to the Schuylkill River waterfront, and creating an alternative future for Comegys Rec Center. To learn more about the plan, and who won the district planning game, head out to the open house at Quorum, (3711 Market St.) on April 8 from 6:30-8:30pm.

Cedar Park’s stretch of Baltimore Avenue continues to evolve, and Naked Philly takes a look at the last year’s worth of changes. Despite several vacancies – and the hole caused by the December fire at Elena’s Soul – the commercial corridor is continually improving as new businesses like Hibiscus, The Marvelous, and (soon) Little Baby’s open.

Next City has some suggestions for improving SEPTA’s regional rail: retrain (or reduce) conductors, reorganize operations (and shortening some trains) to create more frequent service, and developing a dedicated funding stream – possibly from real estate deals on land surrounding stations. The piece is also an interesting reminder on SEPTA’s former pricing systems for inner-city regional rail travel and the network’s consolidation.